landmark
IPA: ɫˈændmɑrk
noun
- (historical) An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree).
- A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.
- A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
- (figurative, also attributive) A major event or discovery.
verb
- (US) To officially designate a site or building as a landmark.
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Examples of "landmark" in Sentences
- Another landmark is the monument to the deer (symbol of the city).
- AFL has announced what it calls a landmark agreement to broadcast matches live into China.
- But she said to me, nonetheless, they are laying the groundwork to eventually pass what they call landmark legislation.
- Congressman Tom Tancredo of Colorado, Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma today introduced what they called a landmark immigration reform bill.
- The White House issuing a statement a short time ago praising what it termed a landmark agreement with North Korea to shut down its primary nuclear reactor and dismantle its program.
- "Few buildings in New York are more iconic, more beloved, and more worthy of the designation 'landmark' than the Puck Building," he said, "and thus any proposed changes must be held to the highest level of scrutiny."
- LOS ANGELES—After months of public battling, union and city leaders reached what they called a landmark deal Thursday that for the first time forced concessions from a coalition of city unions, and could shape other labor negotiations.
- Mr. Abhisit has said recently that he plans to dissolve the House of Representatives by Friday and call what he described as a landmark election for the Southeast Asian country, which has been plagued by deep and sometimes deadly political divisions.
- BANGKOK—Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he plans to dissolve the House of Representatives by Friday and call what he described as a landmark election for the Southeast Asian country, which has been plagued by deep and sometimes deadly political divisions.
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